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What Does Pressure Do To A Goalkicker?

November 3rd, 2010 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article.
As you’ve all probably seen, Matt Giteau has been replaced as first choice goalkicker for the Wallabies by James O’Connor.  Giteau commented that he’s working on a new technique and didn’t think it was right that he should be experimenting during test matches.
Recently I wrote an article that revealed […]

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Tags: south africa · rugby · matt giteau · goal kicking · Scotland · Wallabies · England · France · Italy · All Blacks · Ireland

Wallabies Goal Kicking

October 7th, 2010 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article.
The last twelve months have seen plenty of discussion regarding Matt Giteau’s goal kicking for the Wallabies so I thought I’d take a look at the numbers to see what they tell us. 
There’s no doubt that the Wallabies wouldn’t have lost the games against Scotland on the 2009 EOYT, […]

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Tags: Dan Carter · rugby analysis · goal kicking · rugby statistics · kurtley beale · matt giteau · Wallabies · south africa · rugby · All Blacks